According to the New York Times, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) is now looking for answers to “’major questions’ that arose from the data but did not provide any further details of the investigation.”

Critics say that China uses its regulatory agencies to give local companies an advantage, according to the report. These issues have prompted many tech companies expanding to China to partner with local companies in order to navigate the complex regulatory environment.

Microsoft’s more recent challenges stem from when the company decided to end support and security updates for Windows XP, which is used by many Chinese companies and government offices, according to NYT.

Microsoft told NYT that it was “serious about complying with China’s laws and committed to addressing SAIC’s questions and concerns.”

Last week, Microsoft unveiled that several years ago Chinese authorities had hacked into more than a thousand Hotmail email accounts, but decided not to tell the victims, according to a report by Reuters. Microsoft said it would change its policy and in the future tell customers when it suspects there has been a government hacking attempt.

Four Microsoft offices have received abrupt visits from Chinese government officials on Monday, but the reason for the raids is still unknown. China’s State Administration for Industry & Commerce made visits to Microsoft offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu. Read More

September 6, 2013 -- The Chinese government plans to make more than $1 billion available over the next few years to drive cloud computing development, according to a new paper commissioned by the US-China Economic and Security Commission. Read More